PROFESSIONAL

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Cellular Expert Professional module features

Tasks Features

Site, sector, construction, customer, repeater management:

 Add
 Edit
Network data management  Move
 Copy
 Delete
 Site re-use patterns for nominal planning

Free space path loss: ITU-R P.525-2

Fresnel zone ellipsoids: ITU-R P.526-11
Path clearance: ITU-R P.530-13
Specific attenuation: ITU-R P.676-8 using input from ITU-R P.837-5,
ITU-R P.838-3 and ITU-R P.839-3
Rain attenuation: ITU-R P.530-13

Diffraction algorithms:
 Single knife-edge (ITU-R P.526-11)
 Deygout (ITU-R P.526-11)
 Average (ITU-R P.530-13)
Point-to-point analysis
Path loss models:
 Line-of-sight
 Hata
 Diffraction
 Macro Adaptive
 SUI
Reflection analysis
Multipath analysis
Anti-correlation analysis
Antenna height optimization
Reporting

Antenna, feeders, combiners, modulation performance tables,

carriers, radios, spectrum masks management:
 Add
Radio equipment data  Edit
management  Copy
 Delete
 Create/Edit antenna pattern
 Vertical antenna pattern every 1º
 Horizontal antenna pattern every 1º
Tasks Features
 3D pattern creation, display, export
 Import/Export of antennas

Parabolic and sector antenna editors:

 Tabular radiation pattern representation with inplace editing
 Graphical radiation pattern representation in linear and
logarithmic scales
 Modulation performance editor
 Tabular and graphical representations of the BER vs. signal-
to-noise ratio dependencies, approximation by formula
 Defined curves for BPSK, QPSK, DQPSK, M-FSK, M-QAM
modulations
 Carriers list editor
 Frequency plans for simplex and duplex channels
 Tabular and graphical representations of frequency carriers
 Spectrum mask editor
 Spectrum density mask editing
 Automatic mask generation for predefined bandwidth
 Tabular and graphical representations of spectrum masks
 MIMO configuration

Evaluation of prediction accuracy

Hata model:
 9999 model parameters adjustment
 Macro model parameters adjustment
 Clutter loss offset determination for each type of clutter
Prediction Model tuning
Walfish – Ikegami model tuning
SUI model tuning
Line of sight model:
 One slope model tuning
 Dual slope model tuning

Propagation Models:

Basic algorithm: Okumura-Hata equitation Type: Point-to-multipoint

HATA Frequency: ~ 150 MHz - 2 GHz Distance: up to 100 km
Hata Model Parameters:
 Standard (ETR 364, COST 231 and ITU-R P.529-3)
 Macro Model
 9999 Model (Ericsson)
Effective Antenna Height methods:
 Absolute
 Profile
 Average
 Relative
 Slope
Tasks Features
Diffraction:
 Single knife-edge (ITU-R P.526-11)
 Deygout (ITU-R P.526-11)
 Spherical Earth (ITU-R P.526-11)
 Average (ITU-R P.530-13)

Basic algorithm: ITU-R P.452-14 Type: Point-to-point and Point-to-

Line of Sight multipoint Frequency: about 700 MHz - 40 GHz Distance: up to 100 -
150 km Percentage of Time: 0.001 to 50. Specific attenuation: ITU-R
P.676-8 using input from ITU-R P.837-5, ITU-R P.838-3 and ITU-R
P.839-3. Diffraction: Deygout method of ITU-R P.526-11 Rain
attenuation: ITU-R P.530-13

Basic algorithm: COST 231 Model (ETR 364, COST 231 Final
Walfish-Ikegami Report) Type: Point-to-area (multipoint) Frequency: about 800 MHz -
2 GHz Distance: up to 5 km

SUI Basic algorithm: IEEE 802.16 Type: Point-to-area (multipoint)

Frequency: about 2 GHz - 5 GHz Distance: up to 70 km

Nth best servers coverage, number of servers coverage

Best Server calculation Nth best servers field strength coverage

 Line of Sight
 Path clearance
Visibility calculation
 Fresnel zone clearance
 Minimum antenna height

Network Analysis:
Territory Coverage Statistic Coverage statistic and condition calculation for specified area

Traffic Analysis Traffic spreading by best server coverage

Traffic spreading using clutter weights

Drive-test analysis Import formats: Ericsson TEMS, Motorola, iFTA, NEMO, ASCII files
Drive-test post-processing:
 Statistical analysis
 Filtering
 Averaging
Drive test decomposition
Prediction update with drive test data
Measurements to serving cell connection
Drive test data player
Tasks Features

3D Analysis 3D antenna pattern visualization Hata or free space loss algorithms

for field strength calculation Ability to optimize antenna parameters
(tilt, azimuth, etc.)

Coverage probability Coverage probability percentage and fade margin prediction due to
shadowing

Nominal channel groups creation for nominal planning Quick

interference checking between two sectors Labeling tool for
frequency visualization
Co-channel(C/I) interference:
 Separate C/I raster for each channel
 Total C/I raster for all channels
 Separate and combined C/I raster for hopping and non-
Frequency planning
hopping cells
 Carrier and interferer ID raster

Adjacent channel (C/A) interference:

 Separate C/A raster for each channel
 Total C/A raster for all channels
 Carrier and interferer id raster

Automated frequency  Neighborhood/Impact matrix calculation

planning  Automatic channel release
 Automatic channel assignment

3G+ features

UMTS coverage  RSCP calculation

 RSSI calculation
 Pilot signal prediction
 Traffic channel coverage

HSDPA coverage prediction  HS-DSCH SINR raster

 HSDPA data rate raster

Monte Carlo Traffic  UMTS, HSDPA and LTE technology support

simulation  Networks capacity calculation
 Average throughput per mobile user calculation

CDMA Network  Capacity and coverage requirements analysis

Dimensioning Calculator  Cell overload estimation
 Cell range dependence for UL and DL on the number of
users
Tasks Features

LTE functionality  LTE coverage prediction for RSRP, RSRQ, RS-SINR,

coverage probability and average data rate
 MIMO antenna support
 OFDM and fractional frequency reuse

Visibility/Site Matrix:

 Line-of-sight visibility matrix between selected or all base

stations and customers
 Signal field strength matrix between selected or all base
stations and customers

Site optimization:

Network optimization  Suitable base station points from primary defined base
station points
 Number of sectors assigned to base stations
 Antenna type (omni-directional, directional)
 Sector power
 Antenna height
 Antenna tilt (for directional antennas)
 Antenna azimuth range (for directional antennas)
 Automated site candidate selection
 Automated cell planning

WiMAX features:
Adaptive modulation Adaptive modulation raster
DL and UL throughput raster
DL and UL bitrate raster

WiMAX system calculator Bitrate calculation

Throughput calculation
Spectral efficiency calculation
Link budget calculation
Signal-to-noise + interference ratio calculation
Frequency reuse

Monte Carlo Traffic Networks capacity calculation

simulation Average throughput per mobile user calculation

 Network data configuration

DVB-T planning
 SFN coverage
 Signal delay
Tasks Features
 Coverage probability
 Population coverage statistics
 Service area and SIR, SINR

 Automated task processing

Automation
 Parallel calculations on multicore processors

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